Julien Moe was born and raised in Burma. He majored in English at Rangoon University where he was appointed President of Rangoon University Catholic Students' Union. He fled Burma to Thailand where he won a Fulbright Scholarship from the U.S. Government in 1991 and studied journalism/political science. He wrote, edited and produced three documentary films about Burma, his homeland. He now resides in New York City where he practices clinical psychology. "Beyond Burma" is his debut novella.